20 U.S.C. § 4401 — Findings

Page 1239 TITLE 20—EDUCATION § 4411 Sec. SUBCHAPTER II—NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES 4441. Program for Native Hawaiian and Alaska Na- tive culture and arts development. 4442. Administrative provisions. SUBCHAPTER III—AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 4451. Authorization of appropriations. § 4401. Findings The Congress finds that— (1) Indian art and culture and Native Hawai- ian art and culture have contributed greatly to the artistic and cultural richness of the Na- tion; (2) Indian art and culture and Native Hawai- ian art and culture occupy a unique position in American history as being our only native art form and cultural heritage; (3) the enhancement and preservation of this Nation’s native art and culture has a funda- mental positive influence on the American people; (4) although the encouragement and support of Indian and Native Hawaiian arts and crafts are primarily a matter for private, local, and Indian and Native Hawaiian initiative, it is also an appropriate matter of concern to the Federal Government; (5) it is appropriate and necessary for the Federal Government to support research and scholarship in Indian art and culture and Na- tive Hawaiian art and culture and to com- plement programs for the advancement of such art and culture by tribal, private, and public agencies and organizations; (6) current Federal initiatives in the area of Indian art and culture and Native Hawaiian art and culture are fragmented and inad- equate; and (7) in order to coordinate the Federal Gov- ernment’s effort to preserve, support, revi- talize, and disseminate Indian art and culture and Native Hawaiian art and culture, it is de- sirable to establish— (A) a national Institute of American In- dian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts De- velopment, and (B) a program for Native Hawaiian culture and arts development. (Pub. L. 99–498, title XV, § 1502, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1600.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries SHORT TITLE OF 1994 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 103–239, title VII, § 721, May 4, 1994, 108 Stat. 606, provided that: ‘‘This title [probably should be ‘‘sub- title’’ meaning subtitle C [§§ 721, 722] of title VII of Pub. L. 103–239, amending section 4441 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Alaska Native Culture and Arts Develop- ment Act’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 99–498, title XV, § 1501, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1600, provided that: ‘‘This title [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act’.’’ § 4402. Definitions For the purpose of this chapter— (1) The term ‘‘Indian art and culture’’ in- cludes (but is not limited to) the traditional and contemporary expressions of Indian lan- guage, history, visual and performing arts, and crafts. (2) The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian art and cul- ture’’ includes the traditional and contem- porary expressions of Native Hawaiian lan- guage, history, visual and performing arts, and crafts. (3) The term ‘‘Institute’’ means the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development established by this chapter. (4) The term ‘‘Indian’’ means any person who is a member of an Indian tribe. (5) The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or com- munity of Indians, including any Alaska Na- tive village (as defined in, or established pur- suant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settle- ment Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.]), which is rec- ognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indi- ans because of their status as Indians. (6) The term ‘‘Native Hawaiian’’ means any descendent of a person who, prior to 1778, was a native of the Hawaiian Islands. (7) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec- retary of the Interior. (8) The term ‘‘Board’’ means the Board of Trustees of the Institute established under this chapter. (Pub. L. 99–498, title XV, § 1503, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1600.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (5), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables. SUBCHAPTER I—AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES § 4411. Establishment of Institute (a) In general There is hereby established a corporation to be known as the ‘‘Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Develop- ment’’, which shall be under the direction and control of a Board of Trustees established under section 4412 of this title. (b) Succession and amendment of charter The corporation established under subsection (a) shall have succession until dissolved by Act of Congress. Only the Congress shall have the authority to revise or amend the charter of such corporation. (Pub. L. 99–498, title XV, § 1504, Oct. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 1601.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries AVAILABILITY OF FISCAL YEAR 1988 APPROPRIATIONS Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(g) [title I, § 100], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–213, 1329–228, provided: ‘‘That notwith-